You are correct. That's what I get for believing this CNET writer.[1] According to Wikipedia, all of Lego's patents had expired by 1989.[2] They have filed c

You are correct. That's what I get for believing this CNET writer.[1] According to Wikipedia, all of Lego's patents had expired by 1989.[2] They have filed copyright infringement lawsuits and they unsuccessfully attempted to trademark the shape of their bricks in the EU. But they haven't had a patent in quite a while. 1. http://www.cnet.com/news/lego-you-are-dead-to-me/ http://www.cnet.com/news/lego-you-are-dead-to-me/ 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Group#Trademark_and_patents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Group#Trademark_and_p...